How to set up a win32 CS 1.6 server

1. Download this

2. And this

3. Run: hlserver4111.exe
   Let's just say you installed it to the folder "C:\hlserver1\"
   And your E-mail is "serveradmin@hotmail.com"
   And your password is "letmein"

4. Run: steam_hlds_updatetool.exe
   It should automatically select "C:\hlserver1\"

5. Click Start -> Run
   Type: "cmd" Enter
   Type: "C:" Enter
   Type: "cd hlserver1" Enter
   Type: "HldsUpdateTool.exe -create serveradmin@hotmail.com letmein 'Your hint' 'answer' " Enter
   (Your hint, and answer, can be whatever you want :/)

6. If the account is created successfully, you'll see this:
   Checking bootstrapper version ...
   Creating Account
   Account Created successfully

7. Type: "HldsUpdateTool.exe -update cstrike c:\hlserver1 serveradmin@hotmail.com letmein Y" Enter
   (The Y is to remember your password)
   You have to do the update whenever the version changes.

8. Now sit back, and watch it download a whole bunch of crap that you can't just move from your steam folder. Why? Because it's all stored in "counter-strike.gcf"

9. When it finishes:
   Close the cmd window
   Right click on "hlds.exe" in folder C:\hlserver1\
   Click copy
   Right click on desktop, click Paste shortcut
   And treat that how you would any old hlds shortcut, command lines n' such. It will bring up a GUI window, unless you add "-console" to the command line.

10. You HAVE to have a seperate email address(username) for each server you make, and you can't connect to it using the same one as your client that the server has.

11. Here is the command line used to start our 1.6 server:- C:\HLServerX\hlds.exe -console -port 27015 -game cstrike -noipx +log on +maxplayers 16 +mapchangecfgfile "server.cfg" +map de_dust - this should start your server in the console and you can check it's working okay

12. If you wish to install CS as a service follow these additional steps

13. Copy SRVANY.EXE and INSTSRV.EXE from the Resource kit to your system and install it as a Windows service, for example: INSTSRV CS c:\tools\srvany.exe

14. configure via the Services applet ("Startup..." dialog) of the Control Panel as manual or automatic, as appropriate.

15. set via the Services applet ("Startup..." dialog) of the Control Panel the account for the service. We use the LocalSystem account and it runs fine.

16. Specifying the application to start & its parameters - run the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE):

17. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CS: create a 'Parameters' key

18. Under the above key, create an 'Application' value of type REG_SZ and specify there the full path of your app executable (including the extension). For example:
    Application: REG_SZ: C:\HLServer1\hlds.exe

19. Under the above key, create an 'AppParameters' value of type REG_SZ and specify the parameters for your app. For Example:
    AppParameters: REG_SZ: C:\HLServer1\hlds.exe -console -port 27015 -game cstrike -noipx +log on +maxplayers 16 +mapchangecfgfile "server.cfg" +map de_dust

20. Under the above key, create an 'AppDirectory' value of type REG_SZ and specify the current directory to use for the app, eg:
    AppDirectory: REG_SZ: C:\HLServer1\

21. If you wish to add adminmod, amxmod, statsme or hlguard then until the official 1.6 releases the best place is to look here

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